Tag: Tobacco-Free

Oct62026 by Statement DeskNo Comments

Gazipur City Corporation Committed to Ensuring a Tobacco-Free Environment across its offices

Gazipur City Corporation is committed to ensuring a tobacco-free environment to protect public health and safeguard citizens from the harmful effects of tobacco use. To achieve this goal, relevant stakeholders will undertake a series of coordinated initiatives to ensure the effective implementation of the relevant provisions of the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005 (Amended 2026), as well as to establish tobacco-free environments across all offices of Gazipur City Corporation. This commitment was expressed by Md. Shawkat Hossain Sarker, Administrator of Gazipur City Corporation.On Monday (5 October 2026), he expressed this commitment while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion meeting on tobacco control at Gazipur City Corporation, jointly organized by Gazipu...

Sep222026 by Statement DeskNo Comments

Meeting Held to Ensure 100% Tobacco-Free Govt Offices in Chattogram

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A discussion meeting was held to ensure a 100% tobacco free environment at the office of the Divisional Commissioner, all Deputy Commissioners’ offices and other government offices across Chattogram Division. The meeting titled “Measures to Ensure a 100% Tobacco-Free Environment in the Chattogram Divisional Commissioner’s Office, District Commissioner’s Offices and Government Offices under the Tobacco Control (Amendment) Act 2026” was organized by National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh (NHFB) at the conference room of Chattogram Circuit House on Monday. Dr. Md. Ziauddin, Divisional Commissioner of Chattogram, chaired the meeting. The meeting was attended by the Deputy Commissioners of all 11 districts of the division, along with heads of various divisional-level government offices. Rep...

Aug42026 by Statement DeskNo Comments

Department of Jute to Declare All Offices 100% Tobacco-Free: Director General

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The Department of Jute has pledged to declare all of its offices 100% tobacco-free as part of its commitment to protecting public health and shielding non-smokers from exposure to second-hand smoke under the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005 (Amended in 2026). The announcement was made by Syed Md. Nurul Basir, Additional Secretary and Director General of the Department of Jute, while chairing a discussion titled "Measures to Ensure a 100% Tobacco-Free Environment in the Offices of the Department of Jute under the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Act, 2026," organized by the National Heart Foundation of Bangladesh at the Department's conference room on Tuesday. As part of the initiative, all offices under the Department of Jute will be declared...